Targeting enemy ship engines immobilizes then in space and lets you board them easily for looting in Starfield.
If you encounter an enemy ship during your adventures, you need to know how to target their ship engines in Starfield. This allows you to disable them completely. You are otherwise going to destroy the enemy ship to smithereens.
Disabling engines puts an enemy ship at your mercy. You can then decide to either contact and force them into negotiations or board them to loot their cargo.
The only problem is that the ability to target engines is a skill-based mechanic in Starfield. You not only need to fire your weapons with pinpoint accuracy but also unlock specific skills from your skill trees.
